First of all, we can mention a meticulous work, Hue Press History Chronicle (1913 - 2020) by a group of authors, edited by researcher and journalist Duong Phuoc Thu. The book was compiled by Song Huong Magazine and published by Thuan Hoa Publishing House on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of Revolutionary Press Day, June 21. This is a meticulous work compiled by a group of authors after more than 15 years of research, collection, and reference to previous press works, comparing from many sources of documents, mainly accessing real artifacts, more than 315 newspapers of all kinds published in Hue (period 1913 - 2020).

“The Hue Press Chronicle is a part of the history of Hue society. We think that to understand the history of Hue press, we must not only know the content, nature, guidelines, and ideology of the various types of press and their relationships with social classes, but also know their origins. This is the wish and the content that the book Hue Press Chronicle (1913 - 2020) aims for. However, time has passed, the ancients are far away, the climate is harsh, the years of war for national defense, and artifacts are hard to find, so there are certainly still shortcomings in the compilation process. Hopefully, the book will contribute a small part to the proof of the idea that "Hue used to be the press center of the Central region and the whole country", said journalist Duong Phuoc Thu, editor-in-chief of the book.

The second book is the book Following the Golden Mark by journalist Bui Ngoc Long (Thanh Nien Newspaper). The book collects the author's long-term topics over the years on the topic of Hue's cultural heritage, including elaborate series of articles such as: Feng Shui of Hue Citadel (won the B prize of the 5th Hai Trieu Press Award, 2024); Searching for traces of the Twenty-Seven Sacred Scenes; Following the traces of the Tay Son Dynasty; Stories of the Royal Physicians of the Nguyen Dynasty; Secrets of Minh Mang Thang; Sacred Mountains; The Strange Fate of Research on the Restoration of Can Chanh Palace; The Quintessence of Martial Arts in Hue. The book is over 300 pages thick and is published by Thuan Hoa Publishing House and is expected to be released on June 21.

At the same time, journalist Pham Huu Thu (former Head of the News Department of Vietnam Television Center in Hue) has just released the book Sitting and Remembering (published by Thuan Hoa Publishing House), writing about historical stories about the land and people of Hue that the author had the opportunity to meet, witness and record.

Journalists’ books are different from writers’ literary works in that the events, characters, places, landscapes, etc. that appear in the books are all “real people, real events”. Through the lens of journalists, they will be conveyed in a timely manner and thereby require solving urgent, pressing social problems. This is also a special thing that readers will find through the books of journalists.

“Each person has a writing style with many approaches and genres (notes, essays, prose, miscellaneous writings, travelogues, research…) but they all have in common the passionate love for Hue, which is also their homeland and birthplace,” commented Mr. Nguyen Phuoc Hai Trung, Deputy Director of the Hue Monuments Conservation Center.

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